The book was written by Petrus Lai Nguyen and co-authored by
Derlyne Gibson. This is the unexpectedly heroic story of
Petrus Lai Nguyen, new American citizen, whose honesty, humor, and
intelligence illuminate events before, during, and after the
Vietnamese War.

In July of 2009 the book was selected for the program "If All
Arkansas Read the Same Book" by the Arkansas State Library in Little
Rock, Arkansas.

This book was selected for the "IF ALL ARKANSAS READ THE SAME BOOK" by the Arkansas State Library in 2009